Rail-joint.



J. CUSICK.

RAIL'IJOINT. l APPLICATION ILED DEO. 29, 1910.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

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JOHN CUSICK, OF SHARON, PENNSYLVANA.

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fronting ends of two rails; second, to obviate the necessity of usingbolts and nuts as a fastening means for the confronting ends lof rails;third, to provide a rail joint that can be easily and quickly installedwithout the use of skilled labor, and fourth, to accomplish the aboveresults by a joint that is simple in construction, durable, and highlyelicient for the purposes for which it is intended.

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will behereinafter specificallyv described and'then claimed, and reference willnow be had to the drawing, wherein y Figure 1 is a perspective View ofthe rail joint, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a` detached connectingmember, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the rail joint,l partly brokenaway and partly in section, and, Fig. l is an end View of the same.

Thexeonnecting member of the rail joint comprises two splice bars l andthese bars intermediate the ends thereof are formed integral with a railsection 2 corresponding in 'cross section to a rail section protrudingabove the splice bars and the base flanges thereof protruding ontwardlyfrom the lower edges of the splice bars." The ends of the splice bars 'lare provided with lateral flanges 3, said flanges' rail, the head of thel Specification of Letters atent. PaQM-,e p, 28, 1911i, Applicationfiled December 29, 1910. Serial No. 599,878

4extending outwardly from the outer sides of the bars 1 and having theouter upper edges thereofprovided with recesses l adapted to receive theheads 5 of spikes 6 driven into ties 7 for retaining the coniiectingmember upon said tics.

The rails to be held by the connecting member are designated 8 and theserails are adapted to have the ends thereof confront the rail sectionwith the splice bars 1 brac- A ing the sides of the rails 8 and` theflanges 3' of said bars extending over the base flanges of the rails 8.

The connecting member is made of metal similar to the rails S and isadapted to form a bridge between the ends of the rails S and therebyprovide practically a continuous tread for rolling stock upon saidrails.

y What I claim is In a rail joint, the combination with ties and railsadapted to be supported by said ties, of a connecting member interposedbetween the ends of said rails and comprising splice bars, a railsection connecting` said splice bars intermediate the ends thereof andhaving the head of said section protruding above the upper edges of saidsplicel bars and the base flanges of said section protruding outwardlyfrom the lower edges of said bars, lateral flanges arranged at the endsof said splice bars and adapted to extend over the base flanges of therails between said splice bars, said lateral flanges having recessesformed therein, and means engaging` in said recesses and adapted toretain said connecting member and thel rails connected thereby upon saidties, substantiallu.` as described.

ln testimony whereof l ailiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN CUSCK.

Witnesses lL-ix H. SiioLovrrz, Grassi' T. Hoon.

